diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_splitkeep_skipcol_1.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_splitkeep_skipcol_1.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c141490
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_splitkeep_skipcol_1.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+|<+0#4040ff13#ffffff0@2|e+0#0000000&| |l|i|n|e| |w|i|t|h| |l|o|t|s| |o|f| |t|e|x|t| |i|n| |o|n|e| |l|i|n|e| 
+|w|i|t|h| |l|o|t|s| |o|f| |t|e|x|t| |i|n| |o|n|e| |l|i|n|e| |w|i|t|h| |l|o|t|s| 
+|o|f| |t|e|x|t| |i|n| |o|n|e| |l|i|n|e| @20
+|~+0#4040ff13&| @38
+|[+1#0000000&|N|o| |N|a|m|e|]| |[|+|]| @8|1|,|1|2|1| @9|A|l@1
+|<+0#4040ff13&@2|e+0#0000000&| |l|i|n|e| |w|i|t|h| |l|o|t|s| |o|f| |t|e|x|t| |i|n| |o|n|e| |l|i|n|e| 
+>w|i|t|h| |l|o|t|s| |o|f| |t|e|x|t| |i|n| |o|n|e| |l|i|n|e| |w|i|t|h| |l|o|t|s| 
+|o|f| |t|e|x|t| |i|n| |o|n|e| |l|i|n|e| @20
+|~+0#4040ff13&| @38
+|~| @38
+|[+3#0000000&|N|o| |N|a|m|e|]| |[|+|]| @8|1|,|1|2|1| @9|A|l@1
+| +0&&@39
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_window_cmd.vim b/src/testdir/test_window_cmd.vim
index a3889de..5490690 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_window_cmd.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_window_cmd.vim
@@ -1935,6 +1935,23 @@
   call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
 endfunc
 
+" skipcol is not reset unnecessarily and is copied to new window
+func Test_splitkeep_skipcol()
+  CheckScreendump
+
+  let lines =<< trim END
+    set splitkeep=topline smoothscroll splitbelow scrolloff=0
+    call setline(1, 'with lots of text in one line '->repeat(6))
+    norm 2
+    wincmd s
+  END
+
+  call writefile(lines, 'XTestSplitkeepSkipcol', 'D')
+  let buf = RunVimInTerminal('-S XTestSplitkeepSkipcol', #{rows: 12, cols: 40})
+
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_splitkeep_skipcol_1', {})
+endfunc
+
 func Test_new_help_window_on_error()
   help change.txt
   execute "normal! /CTRL-@\<CR>"
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 08f213a..2665b03 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -696,6 +696,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1513,
+/**/
     1512,
 /**/
     1511,
diff --git a/src/window.c b/src/window.c
index 244ee37..27b353e 100644
--- a/src/window.c
+++ b/src/window.c
@@ -1453,6 +1453,8 @@
 
     if (*p_spk != 'c')
     {
+	if (*p_spk == 't')
+	    newp->w_skipcol = oldp->w_skipcol;
 	newp->w_botline = oldp->w_botline;
 	newp->w_prev_height = oldp->w_height - WINBAR_HEIGHT(oldp);
 	newp->w_prev_winrow = oldp->w_winrow + 2 * WINBAR_HEIGHT(oldp);
@@ -6860,14 +6862,16 @@
     }
 
     wp->w_height = height;
-    wp->w_skipcol = 0;
     wp->w_redr_status = TRUE;
     win_comp_scroll(wp);
 
     // There is no point in adjusting the scroll position when exiting.  Some
     // values might be invalid.
     if (!exiting && *p_spk == 'c')
+    {
+	wp->w_skipcol = 0;
 	scroll_to_fraction(wp, prev_height);
+    }
 }
 
     void